Ancestry Matters . . . Even at the Cellular Level
Diseases impact different populations in different ways. Despite this, the samples used for medical research are often not representative of diverse populations. That disparity is at the heart of the studies conducted by Drs. Josephine Allen and Erika Moore.
GrowFL Announces Lacerta Therapeutics as an Honoree: 11th Annual Florida Companies to Watch
Lacerta Therapeutics is pleased to be among the top 50 second-stage companies in Florida selected as an 11th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch honoree, a statewide competition that identifies companies expected to see significant growth over the next several years.
National Resilience Snares Takeda Plasma Development and Manufacturing Deal
Resilience has clinched a deal to chip in on development and manufacturing of “multiple” products in Takeda’s plasma-derived therapies portfolio.
Fitness App FitOn Raises $40M, Acquires Corporate Wellness Platform Peerfit
Digital fitness and wellness company FitOn has raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Delta-v Capital, the company announced on Tuesday. FitOn is also expanding its reach in wellness by acquiring Tampa-based corporate wellness platform Peerfit, a UF startup that incubated at UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub.
Resilience Subsidiary Ology Bioservices Awarded Contract Worth Up To $250 Million from U.S. Department of Defense for Botulinum Neurotoxin Treatment
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded UF startup Ology Bioservices, Inc. (Ology), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resilience, a contract valued as much as $250 million for manufacturing development of a monoclonal antibody as a medical countermeasure (MCM) to botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT).
2 UF Researchers Named to the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 111 new members and 22 international members, including Drs. Michele Viola Manuel and Deepika B. Singh of the University of Florida. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,388 and the number of international members to 310.
UF Health Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence To Better Predict Hepatitis C Treatment Outcomes
When hepatitis C treatments fail, patients can face major health risks and the expense of a second therapy. Now, University of Florida Health researchers have developed algorithms that use artificial intelligence to accurately predict when treatment won’t work.
UF Scientists Study Translucent Sea Creatures To Understand Early Brains
A new $1.5 million grant will allow researchers to better understand the brains and nervous systems of animals and humans by studying gelatinous ocean comb jellies, sea creatures that can lead us to insights about how brains began.
UF Study Shows How Climate Change Can Worsen Impact of Invasive Plants
Scientists have long hypothesized that climate change, by intensifying stressors like drought or wildfires, would make an ecosystem more vulnerable to invasive plants. Those invasive plants may in turn alter the environment in ways that amplify the impacts of climate change, explained Luke Flory, a professor of ecology in the UF/IFAS agronomy department.
UF Study Finds 1 in 16 Women Take Harmful Drugs During Pregnancy
In a review of more than 3 million pregnancies, University of Florida researchers found 1 in 16 women were exposed to harmful teratogenic drugs — medications that can cause pregnancy loss, birth defects, and other health problems for the unborn child.
